| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Sonnet | | By Ernest Walsh |
| | | WHEN Love unveiled her body to my sight | |
| And in my heart a strange unquiet grew, | |
| As soft winds stir the bosom of the night | |
| And, after, spill their tears as drops of dew— | |
| When first Love laid aside her woven dress | 5 |
| Of silken-tissued dreams and scented stuff, | |
| And fastened my young eyes with loveliness | |
| Until I thought one world was scarce enough | |
| To hold such utter happiness and pain— | |
| I begged the god of love to strike me blind, | 10 |
| And seal Love’s image up within my brain, | |
| Queen of my thoughts the kingdom of my Mind! | |
| But when I took Love’s body to my breast, | |
| Her lips were bitter, and her face a jest. | | | | |
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